That distinction goes to George Owen, Boston Bruins defenseman. He had played football while in college and when he entered the NHL in 1928 he wore the same leather helmet that he had worn in college when playing football.
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The first official source of college football news was the NCAA. The first college football game was between Princeton and Rutgers University in 1869.
The first football season started in 1887.
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Joseph mason reeves was the first man to create the football helmet
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